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Digital Health Apps We Love

There are many apps that can assist with mental health.   We are happy to share some of the ones that we use personally, and recommend. 

Please always be cautious about health information online. If you choose to use online therapy apps, please inquire about the credentials of the company and of your assigned therapist.   Several popular online therapy programs have been found to use inadequately trained staff and to sell health information.  We would encourage you to at least remain with a Canadian company that ought to comply with Health Information Protection and Privacy rules.  

Headspace

A meditation app. The app offers a wide range of meditations for beginners and experienced users that range from 3 to 20 minutes. Meditation offers many benefits, including stress relief, anxiety control, self-awareness and attention span improvement.  

Headspace

Mindshift CBT

This app was created to relieve anxiety using CBT tools to adjust thinking and behaviors. 

Features include short meditations, thought journals, coping cards, and activities to face fears, change beliefs, and develop healthy habits.

Mindshift CBT

Smiling Mind

This app is underpinned by mindfulness and positive psychology strategies and designed to build mental fitness and resilience; support good sleep, study and sports training; reduce stress and improve relationships; and promote the development of new social and emotional skills

Smiling Mind

Calm

Calm is a mindfulness app that provides guided meditations, breathing techniques, and calming exercises.

These practices may encourage relaxation, alleviate tension, and relieve stress. In turn, you may be able to fall asleep quickly and sleep deeply.

This is a paid Subsciption App

Calm

Balance App

Free for the first year.  Improve your stress, sleep, and more. Balance is your personal meditation coach. This app assembles a daily meditation that’s designed for you. The more you share over time, the more personalized and effective your meditations become.

Balance App

UCLA Mindful App

Guidance from the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center. Scientific research shows mindfulness can help manage stress-related physical conditions, reduce anxiety & depression, cultivate positive emotions, and help improve overall health and well-being.

UCLA App

Migraine Buddy

This migraine diary and tracking app was designed with the help of neurologists. It’s meant to help you quickly record and identify all aspects of a migraine attack. Learn about triggers, symptoms, frequency, duration, pain intensity, location, and lifestyle factors.

Migraine Buddy

Free Meditation Resources online

Headspace You Tube Channel

Headspace is guided meditation for everybody.  I love that Headspace has mindfullness excercises designed specifucally for every age group including kids. 

Go To You Tube

UCLA  
Meditations

Free Guided Meditations from the Mindfull Awareness Research Center at UCLA.  

Translated into multiple languages. 

Access Recordings Here

Books We Love – Youth Mental Health

Books to assist with Therapy.  We are happy to share some of our favorites.  

Helping Your Anxious Child

If your child suffers from  anxiety, this book offers information to help caregivers understand along with practical strategies that can help you be their coach.  

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Smart But Scattered


This book exames ADHD and considers the strengths and weaknesses as they relate to executive functioning. 

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Books We Love – ADHD

Books to assist with Therapy.  We are happy to share some of our favorites.  

Getting it Done with ADHD

We love this model of ADHD. It is focused on implementing strategies that are organized around specific strengths and deficits. Written by a neuropsychologist who suffers from ADHD. 

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Scattered Minds

This guide, by Dr. Gabor Mate, helps to understand, treat, and heal attention deficit disorder.  The book discusses external factors that trigger ADHD, creating  environments that promotes health and healing.

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Books We Love – On Relationships

The 5 Love Languages

Learn about your love language as well as that of your partner/ child/ teen so that you communicate your love more effectively and experience deeper connection.

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The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

This is by the Guru in the Field, John Gottman.

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Books We Love – On Trauma

The Body Keeps the Score

A modern approach to trauma, by Bessel Van Der Kolk. Trauma literally reshapes the functioning of the brain and body. 

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The Myth of Normal

Gabor Mate continues to challenge our thinking about trauma, and mental health. This is a compassionate approach to patients, health and healing.  

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What Happened to You?

Conversations on Trauma, Resilience and Healing.  Understanding our past to make a path for our future. 

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Getting past your past

Take control of your life with self help techniques arising from EMDR approaches. 


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Books We Love – Stress and Self Help

When the Body says No.

Again by Gabor Mate Examining the cost of hidden stress and the link between chronic stress and chronic illness. 

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Say Goodnight to Insomnia

If you struggle with sleep, this might be a useful resource, as it outlines the use of CBT to improve sleep without the use of drugs.  

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The Gifts of Imperfection

There are many books by Brene Brown that we love.  She speaks of anxiety, prefection, addictions, vulnerability, connection, authenticity and true belonging. 

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The Total Money Makeover

This book has some clear steps to decreasing your financial stress.  It does have some clear Christian overtones.  If that is not your cup of tea, then skip it.  

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Resources On Indigenous Perspectives

Indigenous Canada Course

This is FREE 12-lesson online Course from the Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta.  It explores the different histories  of Indigenous peoples living in Canada.

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Cree Teachings

Sylvia McAdam. 
In these videos we are provided an introduction to Cree Teachings.  Knowledge Keeper Sylvia McAdam explains the protocol for coming to these teachings in a respectful, clean way. 

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Indigenous Healing Psychology

This book, by Richard Katz, honours the wisdom of the first peoples with regard to mental health and psychology. It connects modern psychology to its Indigenous roots to enhance the healing process for all.

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Healing the Soul Wound

This book provides an approach where patients have a relationship with the problems they are having, (physical, mental, emotional or spiritual). This book acknowledges the  legacy of trauma. 

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Psychology Websites and Educational Resources

Free Micro Learning

High Quality online Micro-learning is hosted by Maskwacis Cultural College.  Speakers and Experts are from all over the world on a variety of topics.  We offer Free Access Sessions here.

See Course Offerings

Anxiety Canada

This website offers trusted resources to help people better understand and manage anxiety.  
Hopefully it can provide more information and relief.

Go to the Website

Self Tests


This webpage has a number of self tests for anxiety, mood problems, and substance use.  It is aimed at helping you better understand mental health symptoms and mental wellness. 

Check out the Website

Crash Course In Psychology

Crash Course in Psychology.  I love this youtube series.  These are high quality, well researched vidoes.  If you have an interest in psychology, you will enjoy these.  

You Tube Series

Brain Story Certification

This is a FREE course about the science of brain development. 
How our earliest experiences can affect our long-term mental and physical health. 

Brain Story

Science Show Psych

SciShow Psych is all about the human brain and how we humans interact with the world. These videos help us understand how we understand the world.  

Science Show

Get Productive With G-Suite

This is a paid course, but honestly, I think it is the best $37 I have ever spent on education.  I was an outlook girl, so I am still learning Google.  This has been super helpful for me. 

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Last Pass Mastery

If you wish to increase productivity through the effective use of  a secure password manager, this is the course for you!  

If I have to remember another password…..OMG

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Free Google Hacks

Top 40 Time Saving Google Hacks you wish you had been using all along.  Although this might not be directly mental health related, I know I get overwhelmed with information. This has helped. 

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Our Favorite Things

Some of our favoirte items that have therapeutic uses, assist with self care and are just handy little things that we think you might love too!

Bose Soundlink Speaker

Weather you are listing to soothing sounds for relaxation or loud music to get you hyped up, we LOVE this little gem.  Teens love it too.  

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Digital Timer

This little timer helps so much with procrastination.  I convince myself that I can do that dreaded task for 15 mins, then literally set this timer.  It is handy in the kitchen as well.  But my favorite is for focused time blocking.

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Airpods Pro

If you are highly sensitive and get easily irritated when in loud overstimulating environments, these could be very helpful.  The transparency mode lets some outside sounds through so you can be aware of your environment. They are spendy, but I love these for so many reasons, my mental health included. 

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Apple Air Tags

If you spend far too much time looking for things, Or worry about thngs getting lost, then this might be a good purchase for you (or someone you love).  I really dislike searching for things.  These save me time.  I have these on keys, in wallets, and attached to valuables. 
 

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Kindle

Download and take all your self help books with you and ditch the bulk.  We love the kindle, because it allows for the easy searching for word meaning, and allows the reader to highlight passages.  


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Yeti Rambler

This is the 18oz version for my coffee / tea / hot cider.  I have tried ALOT of travel mugs and this is my favorite.  Mostly because I can confidently put it in my bag and know it doesn’t spill.  It keeps my drink hot for several hours while I teach. 


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